{"product_id":"the-whale-rider","title":"The Whale Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight - year - old Kahu craves her great - grandfathers love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara  on the East Coast of New Zealand - a tribe that claims descent from the legendary whale rider. In every generation since the whale rider  a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir - theres only kahu. She should be the next in line for the title  but her great - grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl. Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself  from whom she has inherited the ability to communicate with whales. Once that sacred gift is revealed  Kahu may be able to re - establish her peoples ancestral connections  earn her great - grandfathers attention - and lead her tribe to a bold new future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44957233578037,"sku":"ByrdShop_1459640861","price":30.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781459640863.jpg?v=1770326251","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-whale-rider","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}